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The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is a major firearms and a defence contractor headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] Described as "the largest defence industrial complex under the Ministry of Defence Production, producing conventional arms and ammunition to the international standards" by the Government of Pakistan.
The 2008 Wah bombing was a double suicide attack on the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah, Pakistan, on 21 August 2008. The attack, which killed more than 100 and wounded over 200 is the deadliest on a military site in Pakistan's history. Both bombers detonated themselves at the factory's gates while workers were changing shifts. [3
On 12 August 2021, an explosion at the Pakistan Ordnance Factory plant in Wah Cantt, Rawalpindi District killed three workers and injured two others. [1]The Pakistan Army Public Relations confirmed that an accident had occurred at the POF plant due to a technical fault, that killed three employees and two others injured were shifted to a hospital.
Wah Cantt has a high literacy level and a literacy rate likely exceeding 95%. [5] In this small town, there are many colleges, medical schools, and many other technical schools and colleges. Numerous students hailing from Wah Cantt are currently pursuing higher education at prestigious universities in Pakistan and abroad.
The Ordnance Corps was established from the partition of the British Indian Army on 14 August 1947.: 40–50 [5] During its early formation, the leadership of the administration of the ordnance corps was deputed from the British Army– Brig. A. Whiteside (later ascended as General) was Pakistan Army's first Master–General of Ordnance, which he served from 1947–51.
Recognizing the need for self-reliance, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan established the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) in Wah in 1951. Led by Dr. Abdul Hafeez, a distinguished scientist, the POF initially focused on producing small arms, ammunition, and chemical explosives.
The POF Metallurgical Laboratory (also known as "ML") is a research and development laboratory located near the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah Cantonment, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] It is a part of POF Materials Testing Laboratories (PMTL Labs). [2]
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